Bills taps former GOP rival to bring in minority vote

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Bills taps former GOP rival to bring in minority vote

Posted at 3:43 PM on September 6, 2012 by Mark Zdechlik

U.S. Senate candidate Kurt Bills announced Thursday he's named former Republican state Rep. Dan Severson his Director of Minority Outreach.

Severson, along with Pete Hegseth, lost the Republican Senate endorsement to Bills earlier this year, but both have since announced their support for his campaign against first-term DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

As Severson campaigned for the endorsement he worked to build support among immigrant and minority voters, people he maintained Republicans have been overlooking.

Bills called Severson a "good friend," and said he was proud to have Severson on his team.

"His dedication to preaching the conservative gospel to new voters comes from the heart, and goes well beyond any one election cycle," said Bills in a written statement.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/co...olinaut/archive/2012/09/bills_taps_form.shtml
 
Press release

Dan Severson Joins Kurt Bills Team as Director of Minority Outreach

Posted on Thursday, September 6th, 2012 at 2:50 pm.
Written by Kurt Bills for US Senate

Dan Severson Joins Kurt Bills Team as Director of Minority Outreach

BLOOMINGTON, MN—Dan Severson, former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, has joined the Kurt Bills for U.S. Senate team as Director of Minority Outreach.

Severson was a candidate for the endorsement of the Republican Party for US Senate, and finished second in the race. He has been a strong supporter of Bills since the endorsement battle.

“Republicans have fallen short in their outreach to immigrant and minority voters in recent years. I believe that the Republican Party is the natural home for most of these voters, because we share the same values and aspirations, and conservative policies best reflect those values,” said Severson.

“I have worked for years reaching out to minority and immigrant communities, inviting them to join their fellow conservatives in the Republican Party. For all of us the most important issue today is rebuilding the American Dream,” said Severson.

“Today’s immigrants come to the United States for the same reason our parents, grandparents, and their parents did: to work hard, get ahead, and live their values free from government oppression. Republicans share those same values,” Severson concluded.

Bills is thrilled to have Severson come on board.

“Dan is a good friend and an outstanding ambassador for the Republican Party. His dedication to preaching the conservative gospel to new voters comes from the heart, and goes well beyond any one election cycle. I am so proud he has joined our team,” said Bills.

http://kurtbills.com/dan-severson-joins-kurt-bills-team-director-minority-outreach/
 
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